Help on legal problem...
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if i post this for example in a forum:
Crxscxnt is a cheater! (Substituting the "e" with "x") Will i be free of all legal responsibility? cause i didnt use the full name what... i replace e with x. Anyone can help -
I can still make out the word what... you get what i mean...Originally posted by crescent:if i post this for example in a forum:
Crxscxnt is a cheater! (Substituting the "e" with "x") Will i be free of all legal responsibility? cause i didnt use the full name what... i replace e with x. Anyone can help
Crxscxnt = Crescent -
So will i get into trouble anot... Can anyone confirm that?Originally posted by TooFree:I can still make out the word what... you get what i mean...
Crxscxnt = Crescent -
All I can say is, don't give close match.
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I not sure, maybe u can try and let us know
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hmm..if ur afraid of it,why not use A,B or C to substitute the name?Originally posted by crescent:if i post this for example in a forum:
Crxscxnt is a cheater! (Substituting the "e" with "x") Will i be free of all legal responsibility? cause i didnt use the full name what... i replace e with x. Anyone can help -
If you're not going to tell us the real name, why the fuck do you even want to tell us for?
Get my drift? -
lets pick a name at randomOriginally posted by charlize:If you're not going to tell us the real name, why the fuck do you even want to tell us for?
Get my drift?
Andrew Situ
then..change it to Andrew Siti -
Wait Andrew Siti sue you.Originally posted by alexkusu:lets pick a name at random Andrew Situ
then..change it to Andrew Siti -
Originally posted by charlize:Wait Andrew Siti sue you.
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Yes, you are still liable for deframation, civil suit.
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You are liable if it is obvious that you're referring to that person, even if no direct names is used. If not, someone can scold, f*cking b*itch #$%@%^%$!!! and when got sued, then in the court say I talking to the wall mah, the wall is very bad, so i scolding the wall...Originally posted by crescent:if i post this for example in a forum:
Crxscxnt is a cheater! (Substituting the "e" with "x") Will i be free of all legal responsibility? cause i didnt use the full name what... i replace e with x. Anyone can help -
Yes, you're rightOriginally posted by DailyFreeGames.com:You are liable if it is obvious that you're referring to that person, even if no direct names is used. If not, someone can scold, f*cking b*itch #$%@%^%$!!! and when got sued, then in the court say I talking to the wall mah, the wall is very bad, so i scolding the wall...
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i second thatOriginally posted by photo_seeker:Yes, you're right 
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if i post this for example in a forum:
Just to further elaborate.
Crxscxnt is a cheater! (Substituting the "e" with "x" Will i be free of all legal responsibility? cause i didnt use the full name what... i replace e with x. Anyone can help
Elements of Defamation
There are three elements that need to be established by a plaintiff claiming defamation:
-That the statement made was defamatory
-That the statement referred to the plaintiff
-That the statement was published
The test for whether the statement made was defamatory is to query whether, in the estimation of right-thinking members of society, the alleged statement would lower the reputation of the person who is the subject of the statement.
Statement must refer to the Plaintiff
The defamatory statement must make some reference to the plaintiff. The fact that the defendant did not intend to refer to the plaintiff is irrelevant. It is sufficient if people who knew the plaintiff knew that he was the one being referred to
Statement was published
Publication means making the statement known to any 3rd party, i.e. someone besides the plaintiff or the defendant
To answer your question , as long as the people who knew the person knew that u were referring to him , element 2 would be satisfied.
Based on the above elements , you would be liable for Libel , defamation in printed form.